Machame Route in 6 or 7 days
The Machame Route, also known as the Whisky Route, is one of the most popular routes to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
Climbing Kilimanjaro – Machame Route in 6 or 7 days
Your trip step by step
The Machame route is one of the most used routes to climb Kilimanjaro. Why is it so? Because it offers a very good acclimatization throughout the ascent, as well as beautiful landscapes.
We offer private ascents, which means that you will be alone with your guide and your porters. This will allow you to walk at your own pace without having to worry about other people.
In the program below, the nights before and after the climb are not included. Ideally, you should add 2 nights before the start of the climb in order to recover from the trip and to allow your body to have a first acclimatization to the altitude.
Once the climb is complete, where you spend the night will depend on the next step in your program. Do you want to continue with a safari or on Zanzibar? Or will you go back home? Let us know what you would like to do so that we can suggest the most suitable itinerary for you.
Day 1: Machame Gate (1800m) – Machame Camp (3010m)
Day 2 : Machame Camp (3010m) – Shira Camp (3845m)
Day 3 : Shira Camp (3845m) – Barranco Camp (3960m) via Lava Tower (4630m)
Day 4 : Barranco Camp (3960m) – Barafu Camp (4640m)
Day 5: Barafu Camp (4640m) – Uhuru Peak (5895m) – Millenium Camp (3820m)
Day 6: Millenium Camp (3820m) – Mweka Gate (1640m)
The difference between the Machame 6-day and 7-day route is in day 4. When you do the 7 day climb, day 4 is done in two days. The first day you walk from Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp (4035m) and the next day you walk from Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp.
Is included in the price of this trip:
- Transfer from Kilimanjaro airport to the lodge
- Private English-speaking guide during the entire trek
- Full board during the whole trek, meals prepared by a cook
- Porters
- Entrance to Kilimanjaro National Park
- Tents for sleeping
- Tent for dinners with table and chairs
- Transfer from the lodge to Kilimanjaro airport
- Booking fees
Excluded from the price of the trip:
- International flights tickets
- Tourist visa for Tanzania (50$ per person)
- Hotel nights before and after the climb
- Insurance (cancellation and travel)
- Tips
From 1558 $*
*Price per person for a 6 people trip in low season (april, may, november)
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Climb Kilimanjaro, choosing the route that best suits your desires and physical abilities. We also offer other itineraries, such as Mount Meru or one or two day hikes.
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